Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
Laminectomy for biopsy/excision of intraspinal neoplasm; intradural, intramedullary, thoracic
SAN ANTONIO, TX
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Methodist Hospital’s median price of $11.7k is 131% above the median hospital's median price ($5.1k), higher than 80% of the 1,224 hospitals reporting CPT 63286. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 5 payers, 18 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | First Health chip per diem · outpatient | $365 | $365 | — | — | — | $365 – $365 |
| 2 | First Health chipperinate per diem · outpatient | $365 | $365 | — | — | — | $365 – $365 |
| 3 | First Health mcdstar per diem · outpatient | $365 | $365 | — | — | — | $365 – $365 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare smallgroup case rate · outpatient | $6.5k | $6.5k | — | — | — | $6.5k – $6.5k |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare charter case rate · outpatient | $6.5k | $6.5k | — | — | — | $6.5k – $6.5k |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare nexusaco case rate · outpatient | $6.5k | $6.5k | — | — | — | $6.5k – $6.5k |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare allpayerappendix case rate · outpatient | $6.8k | $6.8k | — | — | — | $6.8k – $6.8k |
| 8 | Healthcare Highways narrownetwork case rate · outpatient | $11.6k | $11.6k | — | — | — | $11.6k – $11.6k |
| 9 | Cigna newbusinessnetwork case rate · outpatient | $13.2k | $13.2k | — | — | — | $13.2k – $13.2k |
| 10 | Cigna hmo case rate · outpatient | $14.4k | $14.4k | — | — | — | $14.4k – $14.4k |
| 11 | Cigna openaccessplus case rate · outpatient | $14.4k | $14.4k | — | — | — | $14.4k – $14.4k |
| 12 | Cigna ppo case rate · outpatient | $17.4k | $17.4k | — | — | — | $17.4k – $17.4k |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mybluehealth fee schedule · outpatient | $18.1k | $18.1k | — | — | — | $18.1k – $18.1k |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueadvantage fee schedule · outpatient | $20.9k | $20.9k | — | — | — | $20.9k – $20.9k |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentials fee schedule · outpatient | $24.7k | $24.7k | — | — | — | $24.7k – $24.7k |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentialsaccess fee schedule · outpatient | $24.7k | $24.7k | — | — | — | $24.7k – $24.7k |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield healthselectopenaccess(eposoa) fee schedule · outpatient | $27.0k | $27.0k | — | — | — | $27.0k – $27.0k |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $29.3k | $29.3k | — | — | — | $29.3k – $29.3k |
Last updated: May 1, 2026
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